Facing social protests at home and skepticism overseas, is Benjamin Netanyahu’s embrace of the pre-1967 lines as the basis for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations a sign of a real shift by the prime minister, or is he merely trying to call the Palestinians’ bluff and gain the upper hand in the international arena — and at home? More ▸

Direct talks between Palestinians and Israelis have barely begun and already the sides are facing their first major hurdle — the end of Israel’s partial moratorium on settlement building. And that’s just the beginning. More ▸